Daily Republican., 1887-04-20

Tho Associated Charities.


The last regular monthly meeting for
the season of the Board OF Managers OF
the Ast ociated Charities WAS held laat
when the following report OF
Su pc rintendent Massey WAS read:
1--WE have been asked whether char,
ity organization In general hss been q
success. We hesitatingiy reply that IL
has done more for the permanent re.
duction Of pauperism than any o.her
scheme hitherto devised. 1t In com
m ON sense, business-like method OF
solving "a very grave problem OF social
science. The London Society for Or
|ganizing Charity is one Of the oldest in
the world, and the eighteenth annual
report, which We have just received
contains the following significant state.
ment: Since then (1e69) the pauper-
ism Of London has, with An increasing
population, been reduced from 1873, ,556
to 50. .926; and the administration OF the
poor law has been greatly improved
Charles D Kellogg, organizing secre-
tary Of the New York society, In an ad
dress ut q conference OF charities held
at Baltimore last week, said: "Of tie
cases treated last year, II 900 families
have been taken from the list OF per.
sons dependent upon charity, relieving
the people Of New York city OF an ex.
pense OF s469, 1000.
ITO these We may add the following
from our own society: During the first
winter OF our work, up to the time Of
the April meeting Of the Board Of
Managers, We had o total of 2,137 ap.
plications. Last year, to the same
date, we had 1,645, and this year, dur.
Ing tho corresponding period, we had
but $40. 1t Is true We must take into
consideration the fact Of largo in
crease Of work at the presen. time
among the lAboring classes OF our city.
Bat, IL those who were In distress two
winters ago, because of want OF work,
had not had ideas OF lfrespect and
|Helf.dependence instilled into them, q
very large number would have become
wholly demoralized, as Ia 60 frequently
the case when once . man discovers
how easy 1t 10 to live without work.
Having successfully passed the period
OF depression, our work must not end
here. We must forestsll future ca
lamity.
I'VE are glad to know that an effor,
Is being made In this direction by or.
IRanizinR q system of small savings for
the working claases. The method ID
not yet fully developed, but it Is de-
signed for small weekly deposits from
10 cents up. and q committee Of gentle
men from the board will devise somt
system OF isvestinent by which deposi
tors will receive interest on thlil
savings. The object is to inculcate a
habit OF saving, which Is one OF the
/ mott practical and important features
of charity work. A little extra effort In
this direction In the present means lsss
lrelief.giviDg work in the future.
"The reports from the various dis.
trict chairmen for the past month sho W
marked decrease of demands over that
| OF the previous month. We are al SC
glad to report growing disposition on
/ the part Of pastors OF churches and
others to consult our records before
giving aid 10 strangers Not Withstand.
ing minor defects and shortcomings we
believe our work is steadily advancing. &.
ave have distributed to date. April
10, 3G7 coal orders, 144 orders for gro.
ceries, and filled eighty medical pre-.
scriptions. We have also furnished
meals and lodgings for about 100 nou.
residents"
The next meeting will be held in Sep.
tember.